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Packaging, Conveyors and Materials Transfer
News Release from: ABB Robotics | Subject: Picking, Packing and Palletising event
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2005
Picking, Packing and Palletising Open
days
ABB recently held two 'Picking, Packing and Palletising' Open Days, to demonstrate the latest technologies available for the packaging industries from both ABB and its channel partners
ABB, the global power and automation technologies group, recently held two 'Picking, Packing and Palletising' Open Days at its Milton Keynes' Customer Centre, to demonstrate the latest technologies available for the packaging industries from both ABB and its channel partners Customers from across the spectrum of consumer goods and packaging related-industries attended the event, to see not only robot-based products from ABB, but also a wide range of systems and productivity enhancements from segment channel partners: AEW Delford Systems, Luma Automation, FlexLink Systems, RTS Flexible Systems, SP Technology, Bradman-Lake, Sewtec Automation, Robosol, APV Baker, Quest Engineering, Sustema and TIA
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 9 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Organiser Alan Spreckley, ABB segment manager - consumer industries and packaging, explained the reasons behind the event.
'The ABB ethos is all about combining the quality, reliability and innovation of our robot-based products with the flexible automation solutions from a select nucleus of OEM partners and systems integrators.
Thus our Picking, Packing and Palletising events are essentially 'centres of excellence' for automated packaging.
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They allow customers to source leading-edge automation technologies while having the opportunity to discuss topical industry issues and specific applications with the most knowledgeable organisations in the segment.' Both days were well attended and customers, potential customers, and channel partners alike derived value from the days.
AEW Delford Sales and Marketing Director, Tony Ambrose, comments: 'We were pleased to participate in the event as it attracted potential customers who, at a very busy time of the year in the food industry, would not have come had any one of the participating companies tried to go it alone.
We saw visitors from several European countries.
With margins in the food industry under increasing pressures the need for automation was never more apparent.' Mr Ambrose adds: 'It was also useful to talk with other channel partners and to see their areas of expertise.
We are, at times, asked for solutions outside our target market and it aids our credibility if we are able to give good advice and point the enquirer to potential suppliers.
It also greatly helped our cause having the ABB expertise on hand to answer some of the deep technical questions raised by some of our potential customers. Request a free brochure from ABB Robotics ...
We look forward to a similar event in 2005.'.
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